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A female hostel, Bakassi hostel at the Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos was gutted by fire in the early hours of today, Wednesday, 23rd November, 2016.

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Multiple reports states that the fire started at around 5:00am this morning. According to our sources in the institution, the fire was caused by a spark in electricity.

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“The Fire Fighters are on ground but the fire is still burning seriously inside the hostel. I cannot say if any of the students died but I can say that some of them fainted. “We learnt that the fire was caused by an electric spark inside the hostel and it became really serious all of a sudden. As I am talking to you, the place is still burning seriously,” the final year student who pleaded anonymity said.

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After the fire was put out;

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